Alert archive / New Mexico / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 36, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at May 24, 2012, 3:44 PM MDT for 12 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at May 25, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 9 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 24, 2012, 3:44 PM MDT (21:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 25, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- May 25, 2012, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
Counties Bernalillo County, NM, Catron County, NM, Cibola County, NM, Harding County, NM, McKinley County, NM, Rio Arriba County, NM, San Juan County, NM, San Miguel County, NM, Sandoval County, NM, Socorro County, NM, Union County, NM, Valencia County, NM
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 38 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3327 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 129 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 151 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
818 WWUS85 KABQ 242144 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 344 PM MDT THU MAY 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO WITH GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS...DRY CONDITIONS...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND GENERALLY POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ALL IN PLACE THROUGH SATURDAY. AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM STRENGTHENS OVER THE GREAT BASIN FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY...WINDS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY THEN EVEN MORE SO SATURDAY WHEN EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER MAJORITY OF THE AREA. NMZ101>109-250300- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0033.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0036.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/ /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0034.120526T1600Z-120527T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0037.120526T1600Z-120527T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-120525T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 344 PM MDT THU MAY 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCHES FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ARE NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND HIGHLANDS...WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS... NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...AND SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN REDEVELOP BY MID DAY ON FRIDAY. ON SATURDAY...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY MID MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...FOR THE REMAINDER TODAY...MOSTLY WEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 TO 45 MPH TODAY. ON FRIDAY... SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH FRIDAY WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. BY SATURDAY...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS SATURDAY 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
4 follow-up statements
724 WWUS85 KABQ 250300 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 900 PM MDT THU MAY 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO WITH GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS...VERY DRY CONDITIONS...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND GENERALLY POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES THROUGH SATURDAY. WINDS WILL TREND STRONGER ON FRIDAY AND EVEN FURTHER ON SATURDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM STRENGTHENS OVER THE GREAT BASIN. NMZ101>109-251400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-120525T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0036.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0037.120526T1600Z-120527T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 900 PM MDT THU MAY 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND HIGHLANDS...WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS... NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...AND SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP BY MID DAY ON FRIDAY. ON SATURDAY...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY MID MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH FRIDAY WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. BY SATURDAY...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
410 WWUS85 KABQ 251000 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 400 AM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TODAY FOR ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...ADJACENT HIGHLANDS AND NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS...VERY DRY CONDITIONS...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND GENERALLY POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONGEST SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM SWINGS OVER THE FOUR CORNERS REGION AND INTO SOUTHERN COLORADO. AN AREA OF EXTREMELY CRITICAL CONDITIONS COULD BE FOCUSED OVER THE NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL SATURDAY. GUSTY WEST WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS LEADING TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO AS THE STORM PASSES TO OUR NORTH. NMZ103-104-107-108-252130- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0035.120527T1600Z-120528T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0036.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0037.120526T1600Z-120527T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 400 AM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS... NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY MID DAY AND PERSIST UNTIL AROUND SUNSET. ON SATURDAY...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY MID MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE EVENING...WITH SIMILAR TIMING FORECAST ON SUNDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH TODAY WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH WINDS INCREASING SATURDAY TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO 60 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES WILL VARY FROM 5 TO 15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ101-102-105-106-109-252130- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0036.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0037.120526T1600Z-120527T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 400 AM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND HIGHLANDS...WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY MID DAY. ON SATURDAY...CRITICAL TO EXTREMELY CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY MID MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE EVENING BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH TODAY WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS STRENGTHENING SATURDAY TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS RANGING FROM 50 TO 60 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES WILL VARY FROM 5 TO 15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
646 WWUS85 KABQ 252057 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 257 PM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT TODAY FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...ADJACENT HIGHLANDS AND NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO WITH GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS...VERY DRY CONDITIONS...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND GENERALLY POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES THROUGH SATURDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONGEST SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE FOUR CORNERS REGION. AN AREA OF EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS COULD BE FOCUSED OVER NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTY WEST WINDS AND LOW RH LEADING TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY PERSIST SUNDAY OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO AS THE TROUGH ALOFT MOVES ACROSS NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO. NMZ103-104-107-108-260300- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0036.000000T0000Z-120526T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0037.120526T1600Z-120527T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0035.120527T1600Z-120528T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 257 PM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS... NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL PERRSIST UNTIL AROUND SUNSET. ON SATURDAY...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY MID MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE EVENING...WITH SIMILAR TIMING FORECAST FOR SUNDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH TODAY WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH. SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH WINDS INCREASING SATURDAY TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS RANGING FROM 50 TO 60 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES WILL VARY FROM 5 TO 15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ101-102-105-106-109-260300- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0036.000000T0000Z-120526T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0037.120526T1600Z-120527T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 257 PM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND HIGHLANDS...WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST UNTIL ABOUT SUNSET FRIDAY. ON SATURDAY...CRITICAL TO EXTREMELY CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY MID MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE EVENING BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH TODAY WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS STRENGTHENING SATURDAY TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS RANGING FROM 50 TO 60 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES WILL VARY FROM 5 TO 15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
981 WWUS85 KABQ 260249 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 849 PM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...ADJACENT HIGHLANDS AND NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT PARTS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO WITH GUSTY SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS...VERY DRY CONDITIONS...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND GENERALLY POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES THROUGH SUNDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONGEST AND MOST WIDESPREAD SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE FOUR CORNERS REGION. AN AREA OF EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS COULD BE FOCUSED OVER NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTY WEST WINDS AND LOW RH LEADING TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY PERSIST SUNDAY OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO AS THE TROUGH ALOFT MOVES ACROSS NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO. NMZ103-104-107-108-261400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0036.000000T0000Z-120526T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0037.120526T1600Z-120527T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0035.120527T1600Z-120528T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 849 PM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS... NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST UNTIL AROUND SUNSET. ON SATURDAY...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY MID MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE EVENING...WITH SIMILAR TIMING FORECAST FOR SUNDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH WINDS INCREASING SATURDAY TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS RANGING FROM 50 TO 60 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES WILL VARY FROM 5 TO 15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ101-102-105-106-109-261400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0036.000000T0000Z-120526T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0037.120526T1600Z-120527T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 849 PM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND HIGHLANDS...WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST UNTIL ABOUT SUNSET FRIDAY. ON SATURDAY...CRITICAL TO EXTREMELY CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY MID MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE EVENING BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS STRENGTHENING SATURDAY TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS RANGING FROM 50 TO 60 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES WILL VARY FROM 5 TO 15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ 44
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 3:56 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Rio Arriba and 6 more | 12 hr |
| May 24, 3:44 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Rio Arriba and 6 more | 53 hr |
| May 24, 4:02 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | ABQ | 28 hr | |
| May 24, 4:02 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | ABQ | 28 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.